Category: History

10 mysterious stories related to the children of monarchs

There are quite a few unusual stories that are connected with children from royal families. Some secrets have already been solved thanks to the efforts of archaeologists and modern technology, and some puzzles still excite the minds of scientists. Consider the 10 most interesting stories that are related to ...

10 personalities whose real existence is in great doubt

In our world of the Internet, we do not always know with whom we communicate, because it is customary to hide their names, photos. But, as it turned out, there were fake people before. Everyone knew their names, they wrote and talked a lot about them, nevertheless, there was no absolute certainty that they exist. 10. Uncle Sam Symbol ...

10 reasons why intelligent extraterrestrial life will not be like us

Realizing how vast our Universe is, we can easily assume that somewhere in neighboring galaxies there is life too. Not necessarily reasonable, and certainly unlikely in everything to be identical with ours, earthly. Who said that they are certainly gray and short humanoids with huge eyes, which we ...

10 movie myths about war and weapons

An army joke is actively circulating around the networks that in order to engage in hand-to-hand combat, a commando must first enchantingly ... lose not only an assault rifle and a gun, but also a knife, a belt, a sapper blade, body armor and a helmet, and even choose absolutely flat and “sterile” platform, where ...

10 terrible facts from the world of science that alarm scientists

Obvious and incredible nearby. But no! Almost immediately, a tangle of questions unfolds, without deciding which, one cannot move on. In any form of human activity. At the junction of specialties, science makes discoveries that help in the diagnosis, prevention of diseases, disasters. ...

10 “damned” paintings, behind which are terrible stories

People are inextricably linked with art - looking at paintings teaches them to philosophize, to see beauty and to find themselves in images. Any art provides historical knowledge - acquaints a person with the customs of the time when the picture was created. For each person, the effect of the work ...

10 interesting facts about cinema

Cinema in the course of its development has gone from mute black and white short films with a duration of less than a minute to multimillion-dollar photorealistic blockbusters, almost completely rendered on a computer. There are many facts in the history of cinema that may seem strange or incredible, ...

10 women posing as men

Nowadays, a person who wears clothes more characteristic of the opposite sex can hardly surprise anyone. Now a lot of people are dissatisfied with their gender affiliation, are happy to use the capabilities of modern medicine and change their gender. However, all this was not possible. ...

10 most unusual elevators in the world

It would seem, what is special about the elevator? Well, yes, convenient design for quick movement between floors. Well, yes, some are even very fast, that you won’t even have time to take pictures of them properly. But is it really surprising that a modern person who knows about fashionable technologies? how ...

10 deadly drugs that are widely used by doctors of the past

People were always sick, and often finding out the causes of illness was difficult. Naturally, mankind managed to “break a lot of firewood” before achieving health outcomes. However, even in the relatively recent past, absurd and even dangerous treatments existed that ...

Top 10 scary children in mid-20th century ads

Advertising should cause consumers to buy the advertised product, but sometimes it causes something else - fear, for example, or surprise. Many people dream of the American dream of well-being, happiness, opportunities and high incomes, and for some reason they think that the dream should come true ...

10 most creepy science experiments in history

Research began to be ethical after the end of World War II. the Nuremberg Code was created and signed, according to which it was forbidden to harm the health of a person who took part in the research. Until this time, scientists were not afraid to conduct experiments on prisoners ...

10 best racial issue films

Regrettably, even in the 21st century, the topic of racial inequality has not yet outlived itself. And to this day there are people who primarily look not at a person’s achievements, but at the color of his skin. Such remnants of the past must be fought, especially now that the world is open for travel ...

Top 10 traditional representatives of Russian evil

Now Baba Yaga can only scare a small child, and several centuries ago, Russian people sacredly believed in unclean forces. People told terrible stories to each other, from which blood froze in their veins. Modern man has long been not afraid of evil. He considers all this fiction, fantasies....

Top 10 Knights from Medieval Legends

Medieval legends are a huge layer of human culture. They had a strong influence on the consciousness of people of those times and on the development of literature. A knight is the main character of traditions, the image of a hero. It was the knights who endowed nobility, honor, generosity. Great legends were created ...

10 scarce things that all women in the USSR dreamed of

Perhaps, there is nothing to surprise a modern woman with. Huge shopping centers with boutiques and show rooms work from morning until late at night, delight customers with an abundance of goods. Online stores provide the opportunity to order your favorite item from anywhere in the world. No wonder our grandmothers complain ...

10 facts about space that few people know

From time immemorial, people have peered into the dark night sky, bright grains of stars flickering on its huge canvas, were surprised by bizarre spots on the silver moon disk ... Many scientists, from ancient times, trying to capture all this boundless splendor with their own imperfect mind, did ...

Top 10 Films According to 358 Directors

Some films are remembered by us for a long time, and eventually we want to revisit them again, while we turn off others, yawning from boredom. What is the reason? Maybe, after all, is the fact that films made by professionals will never let you get bored? After all, in the films that we remember, there is always some kind of idea, ...

10 mysteries of the Dyatlov Pass

On February 2, 1959, a group of tourists died in the mountains, it included 7 guys and 2 girls. Their search began only on February 16th. It was possible to find a torn and cut tent, and at the foot of the mountain - the bodies of tourists who died either from wounds or from the cold. Why did this tragedy happen so far ...